Mikayla Pivec

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Mikayla Pivec

| league =

| team = Free Agent

| number = 0

| position = Point Guard

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1997|11|18}}

| birth_place = Bellevue, Washington, U.S.

| high_school = Lynnwood High School
(Bothell, Washington)

| college = Oregon State (2016–2020)

| draft_league = WNBA

| draft_year = 2020

| draft_round = 3

| draft_pick = 25

| draft_team = Atlanta Dream

| career_start = 2020

| career_end =

| years1 = 2020

| team1 = Club Deportivo Promete

| highlights = * Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2020)

• Pac-12 Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2020)
• 2x All-Pac-12 (2019, 2020)
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2017)
• Oregon State All-Time Rebounding Leader (2016-2020)

| medal_templates = {{MedalSport|Women's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|the {{bkw|USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Lima | National team}}

| wnba_profile = mikayla-pivec

| years1,team1 = {{!}}years1 = 2020 {{!}} team 1 = Campus Promete (LF Endesa)

{{!}}years2 = 2021 {{!}} team 2 = Cadi La Seu (LF Endesa)

{{!}}years3 = 2022 {{!}} team 3 = Morovis De Montaneras (BSNF)

{{!}}years4 = 2023 {{!}} team 4 = Bursa Uludag (TKBL)

{{!}}years5 = 2023 {{!}} team 5 = Albury Wodonga Bandits (Australia NBL1)

{{!}}years6 = 2023 {{!}} team 6 = Cangrejeras De Santurce (BSNF)

{{!}}years7 = 2024 {{!}} team 7 = Casademont Zaragoza (Euroleague)

{{!}}years8 = 2024 {{!}} team 8 = Albury-Wodonga Bandits (Australia NBL1)

{{!}}years9 = 2024 {{!}} team 9 = Isabella De Pollitas (BSNF)

| years2 = 2021 {{!}} team 2 = Cadi La Seu (LF Endesa)

2021 Cadi La Seu (LF Endesa)

2022 Morovis De Montaneras (BSNF)

2023 Bursa Uludag (TKBL)

2023 Albury Wodonga Bandits (Australia NBL1)

2023 Cangrejeras De Santurce (BSNF)

2024 Casademont Zaragoza (LF Endesa & Euroleague)

2024 Albury-Wodonga Bandits (Australia NBL1)

2024 Isabella De Pollitas (BSNF)

| weight_lb = 165

}}

Mikayla Pivec (born November 18, 1997) is an American-born professional basketball player. Born in Bellevue, Washington, Pivec graduated from Lynnwood High School in 2016 and played collegiately for the Oregon State University Beavers of the PAC-12 Conference.{{Cite web|title=Mikayla Pivec - Women's Basketball - Oregon State University Athletics|url=https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/mikayla-pivec/7414|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Oregon State University Athletics|language=en-US}} She was drafted by the Atlanta Dream with the 25th overall pick of the 2020 WNBA draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/oregon-state-beavers/mikayla-pivec-drafted-no-25-overall-atlanta-dream-wnba-draft| title=Mikayla Pivec drafted No. 25 overall by the Atlanta Dream in WNBA Draft|work=NBC Sports}} In May, with the 2020 WNBA season in jeopardy due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Pivec opted out of the WNBA season as she focused on rehabilitating an injured foot.{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2020/05/former-oregon-state-guard-mikayla-pivec-out-for-2020-wnba-season-due-to-personal-reasons.html|title=Former Oregon State guard Mikayla Pivec out for 2020 WNBA season due to personal reasons|work=Oregon Live}} On July 13, 2020, it was announced Pivec had signed a season-long contract with {{Ill|Club Deportivo Promete|lt=Club Deportivo Promete|es|Club Deportivo Promete}} in Logroño, Spain as her first professional stop.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/oregon-state-beavers/former-oregon-state-guard-mikayla-pivec-signs-overseas-cd-promete|title=Former Oregon State guard Mikayla Pivec signs overseas with CD Promete|work=NBC Sports Northwest}}

She has played in a number of countries professionally including: Turkey, Spain, Australia, Puerto Rico, and Ireland. She has played for Cadi La Seu in LF Endesa (Spain), Montaneras De Morovis (BSNF Puerto Rico), Bursa Uludag (KBSL-Turkey), Cangrejeras de Santurce & Pollitas de Isabella (Puerto Rico), Casademont Zaragoza (Euroleague), and for [https://alburywodongabandits.nbl1.com.au/ the Albury-Wodonga Bandits] of the National Basketball League 1 (NBL1) in New South Wales, Australia. Pivec has participated in multiple WNBA training camps including the Minnesota Lynx training camp in 2021 and the Atlanta Dream training camp in 2023. {{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/oregon-state-beavers/why-former-oregon-state-guard-mikayla-pivec-opted-out-2020-wnba-season|title=Why former Oregon State guard Mikayla Pivec opted out of 2020 WNBA season|work=NBC Sports Northwest}}